danielle nottingham reports for wjz on president obama's latest counter offer to prevent year end tax hikes for middle class americans. >> house speaker john boehner met with fellow republicans this morning to discuss president obama's fiscal cliff proposal. the speaker also began work on a so-called plan b to prevent a tax increase in case he does not reach a deal with the white house before january 1st. >> our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less. >> the president initially insisted on letting tax cuts expire for households making $250,000 or more, but the new white house counter proposal raises that threshold to $400,000, and for the first time the president is willing to accept some reduction in future cost of living benefit increases for social security recipients. >> in addition to his negotiations with the president, boehner has another challenge, convincing gop conservatives to accept any increases in income taxes. many republicans believe tax increases will hurt small businesses. pedro alfonso owns a company that installs voice and da tha